Match highlights
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Borussia Mönchengladbach vs 1. FC Köln highlights
How the goals came
27' Marvin Friedrich opens the scoring for Borussia Mönchengladbach → 31' Florian Kainz equalises for 1. FC Köln → 45+2' Ramy Bensebaini puts Borussia Mönchengladbach ahead → 46' Lars Stindl extends Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead (the winner) → 76' Ramy Bensebaini extends Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead → 83' Denis Huseinbašić pulls one back for 1. FC Köln → 90+1' Marcus Thuram extends Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead. Full time: 5-2, Borussia Mönchengladbach win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 7 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
27' Marvin Friedrich (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 1-0
Borussia Mönchengladbach broke the deadlock in the 27th minute at Borussia-Park. Marvin Friedrich's goal put the home side 1-0 up, the first of seven goals in a match that would finish 5-2.
31' Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) 1-1
1. FC Köln needed only four minutes to respond. Florian Kainz scored in the 31st minute to level the match at 1-1, cancelling out the home side's opener almost immediately.
45'+2 Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 2-1
With the first half in added time and the score level at 1-1, Ramy Bensebaini restored Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead in the 45+2nd minute. The home side never relinquished that advantage, making it the winning goal.
46' Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 3-1
Lars Stindl struck in the 46th minute, right at the start of the second half, to make it 3-1. Coming just after Bensebaini's goal in first-half added time, it gave Borussia Mönchengladbach back-to-back goals either side of the interval and a two-goal cushion.
76' Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 4-1
Ramy Bensebaini added his second goal of the match in the 76th minute. Having already put the hosts ahead in first-half added time, he made it 4-1 and stretched Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead to three goals.
83' Denis Huseinbašić (1. FC Köln) 4-2
Trailing by three, 1. FC Köln pulled one back in the 83rd minute through Denis Huseinbašić. The goal made it 4-2 and was the visitors' first since Kainz's equaliser in the 31st minute.
90'+1 Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 5-2
Marcus Thuram scored the match's final goal in the 90+1st minute, deep into second-half added time. After 1. FC Köln had narrowed the gap, Borussia Mönchengladbach restored their three-goal margin to seal a 5-2 home win.
